Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
From Odysseus to Mohammed: Ships, Cargoes, and Maritime Enterprise in The Eastern Mediterranean
Speaker
Professor Jerome L. Hall
Coordinator
Mark Stadler
This lecture by a noted underwater archeologist
examines three maritime discoveries in the Eastern
Mediterranean: a 14th-century BCE shipwreck
excavated off the coast of Turkey, a 1st-century CE
boat extracted from the mud of the Sea of Galilee,
and a shallow water 9th-century CE Arab Period ship
studied in situ in Tantura Lagoon, Israel.
examines three maritime discoveries in the Eastern
Mediterranean: a 14th-century BCE shipwreck
excavated off the coast of Turkey, a 1st-century CE
boat extracted from the mud of the Sea of Galilee,
and a shallow water 9th-century CE Arab Period ship
studied in situ in Tantura Lagoon, Israel.
Speaker Bio
Jerome L. Hall was born in La Jolla
and grew up in Pacific Beach. He received his
doctorate in underwater archaeology at Texas
A&M University, where he eventually became
President of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.
For the past two decades he has been a faculty
member in the Anthropology Department at the
University of San Diego, instructing introductory
courses in archaeology, archaeological research
methods and maritime archaeology.
and grew up in Pacific Beach. He received his
doctorate in underwater archaeology at Texas
A&M University, where he eventually became
President of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology.
For the past two decades he has been a faculty
member in the Anthropology Department at the
University of San Diego, instructing introductory
courses in archaeology, archaeological research
methods and maritime archaeology.
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